Problem statement: The development of management in Isan Local Art
Museum was necessary for the cultural study. The objectives of this
research were: (1) to study the background of management in Local Fine
Art Museum, to study the situation and problems of management in Isan
Local Fine Art Museum in the present and (3) to develop the model of
Isan Local Art Museum. The major purpose was caused by the locality
needed to keep the art objects from their ancestors in community.
Approach: The research area was Isan Region. The museums in Mahasarakam
Province, Kalasin Province and Khon Kaen Province were selected. The
samples as informants were 125 persons. The instrument using for
collecting data consisted of: The interview form, the observation form,
the focus group discussion and participative workshop. Data were
investigated by Triangulation. Results: The research findings found that
Isan Local Fine Museum had different and various backgrounds in each
area. For the development of management in Isan Local Art Museum, the
model for community obtaining knowledge in museum management do that
every one would be aware of the value, participation in taking care, as
well as common usefulness. Conclusion/Recommendations: The museum was
indispensable for local community because it was the culture reflecting
the advancement and civilization. This research proposed the guidelines
in conservation which could be improved by community and related work
units, for elevating the value of local museum further.

When there were many local art museums in Isan Locality, the
problems of management occurred: the lack of staffs with clear
understanding, didn't know correct technique of caring, never
perceive the approach or theory to be applied for taking care of those
art works correctly. When there were ruined, it was difficult to find
something for replacement. Various things, various areas, they were
abandoned, dusty, lacked of supervisor, tourists, the study of
community, students, lacked of being interested in by the new
generation. Almost all caused by the incorrect management, the lack of
exact knowledge and understanding in local art, or serious study and
wasn't relevant to utility which would occur in future. As a
result, there was a lack of correct and appropriate inheritance which
was the problem in maintaining for the art and culture of Isan People.

It was difficult for local fine art to avoid the trend of social
change according to the age of popularity. So, it needed to study for
the guidelines in developing the correct museum management model as well
as exist with the changing trend of the world by community
participation. Finally, the learning society could be developed. The
knowledge was like the very valuable major resource which was different
from the other producing factors since it was the changing things which
could be changed throughout the time. Therefore, the approach and
rationale of Knowledge Management played a major role for every level of
organization. The approach and rationale of knowledge management could
be applied with the study of management for local art museum. The
various bodies of knowledge could be inherited and searched for its
origin.

The Isan Local Art Museum was the thing should be considered for
common understanding in correct management and care sp that everything
would be existed and inherited to the descendants, with systematic
management model, able to be transferred and shared. All of the above
was based on participation by community in order to inherit the
traditional wisdom not being extinct. Besides, it was the enhancement
for local fine art with simplicity and usefulness relevant to social
context of community such as the location, weather, material and skill
of local artist. All of the above included the maintenance of pattern
and existence of art and culture as well as good tradition further so
that the cultural heritage would exist with Isan People as long as
possible (Tan, C.N.L., 2011; Seifolddini-Faranak et al., 2009).

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The area of study, field work data were collected by selecting the
area of research as purposive for 5 places as follows: Mahasarakam
Province, Mahachai Temple Museum, the management was shown by
Banchienghien Remple Museum, the management was shown by public sector,
kalasin province, munagfa-sad-songyang museum the management was shown
by community, Trairatpittayakom Museum the management was shown by
schools and Khon Kaen Province, Chaisri Temple Museum, the management
was shown by temple and community, community participation. The samples
consisted the experts including the provincial culture, the officers of
Provincial Administrative Organization, the officers of Sub-district
Administrative Organization, villager wisdom, the museum academic, fine
art academic and management academic, total of 35 persons. The
practitioner group consisted of the museum manager, the museum
supervisor and youth guide in the museum, total of 40 persons. Data were
collected by interviewing, observing, focus group discussion and
workshop. Data were investigated by using triangulation for being
improved and being as a model for the other local art museums.

RESULTS

The results were as follows:

* The Local Art Museum had various different backgrounds in each
area. The objective of establishment was for keeping and maintaining the
heritage occurring from wisdom of people in the area. The showed things
were ancient from prehistorical age including the pottery and other
appliances, historical age including the ogival boundary stone of a
temple in Tawarawadee Period, the Buddha Image and book in Lanchang
Period, as well as the utensils in the age of constructing houses and
country

* Each place of Isan Local Art Museum, had different management
conditions and Problems. There were many factors as variables causing
the management conditions and problems, in overall, found that: the lack
of knowledge in organizing the museum, losing one's capital in
taking care of and lacked of staff to take care. As a result, the museum
was prosperous and declining alternately

* The management development of Isan Local Art Museum for being
existed and inherited from generation to generation without anything to
be lost, it needed to develop the model for community in obtaining
knowledge for managing the museum so that every one would be aware of
the value, participation in taking care. Besides, the related work units
could also be able to participate in providing knowledge and developing
good understanding in community and management model by participation of
community

DISCUSSION

According to the research findings, could be discussed as follows:

* For historical background and context in developing Isan Local
Art Museum they were different in each community area. Most of them
collected the art objects and appliances in community to show one's
culture. It was a starting point of the identity of local people. It was
supported suggested that the participation of community in thinking and
decision making, could determine the guidelines in establishing the
museum by appointing the working group, including the budget for the
establishment and taking care. In addition, the community agreed to set
up the local museum. In recent condition, every locality needed to
establish one's own museum without interest in body of knowledge
required to be included and applied. Moreover, they lacked of knowledge
in management of the whole system, although the development and
management of Local Art Museum was a technique in showing themselves to
the others by different levels of local community that: How the social
and cultural growth could lead to the local community strength? And how
we could be sustainable live together peacefully as equal status of
human beings

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* There were various managements of Isan Local Art Museum which
depended on context of each area needed to be presented. For the
managements, there were many groups of people participating in, from
public sector, private sector, community and temple. There were
different presentations. Furthermore, different points of presentations
were given the importance. Besides, the lack of body of knowledge in
exhibition, it wasn't successful as it should be. It was supported
studied the local museum, found that it was a type of museum closed with
community most. The lo9cal museum often built in the temple from local
leader or monk. But, most of them were not successful regarding to the
number of visitors. One part of the causes included the unattractive
design, inappropriate implementation. People in locality were not
interested in participating with the museum. Consequently, the image of
Local Museum was only the place for keeping the ancient objects

* The model of management, conservation, rehabilitation for Isan
Local Art Museum was obtained for enhancing the cultural value by
community participation by determining the local art museum as good
model both in the regional, national and international levels, correct
management in sustainable system development, attainment of new body of
knowledge so that the people in society could have common understanding
and participation. So, the art work was a unit of society. It was
supported applied the cultural theory in considering the occurrence of
local art museum. The congruence would be seen such as the Functionalism
Structure Theory which focused on social firmness as the mechanism
causing different parts of society to be together and existed according
to the time. This theory would emphasize the understanding in the
existence and continuity of structure and stability showing the
relationship between people with social attachment, or conflict with
each other but accepted that conflict with formal conflict management.
Such relationship would lower down the opportunity for conflict
occurrence and cause the whole society to continue the existence. The
occurrence of Isan Local Art Museum was based on the structure and
responsibility of society with particular role and function in different
social missions especially for society which was not complex (Fig. 1).
Therefore, the society could be existed

CONCLUSION

The participation of community was a factor affecting the existence
of local art museum in the Northeastern Region, listening to opinion as
well as collaboration in working of different persons such as
Sub-district Administrative Organization, teacher team, monk, local
wisdom and youth, students etc. It was found that the investment both of
physical energy and property from community. Some groups were helped or
obtained donated money for such management. When there were agreements
in constructing the buildings for showing different objects or things,
the community or monks, or the owner of museum, had to collaborate in
carrying on so that it could inherit to the youth or new generation for
maintaining and developing the understanding in various cultures. For
the committee in taking care and management, was one alternative for
helping in collaboration in locality. In providing correct knowledge, as
well as applying the knowledge for developing the appropriate management
model with each place of Isan Local Art Museum, each place should have
an opportunity in the study tour as well as performance show in
different levels. All of these things, would lead to the inheritance of
Isan Region Local Art to be existed as a model for local museum in the
other regions or neighborhood countries further.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The research has been supported generously by the Mahasarakham
University Research Fund. The researchers would like to express their
sincere appreciation for all of the support provided.